Snap catch for triple-frame bags



Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,425 w. c. Hlr-:RING

SNAP CATCH FOR TRIPLE FRAME BAGS Filed May 25, 1927 ATTORNEY PatentedFeb. 26, 1929.v

WILLIAM c. RIERING, or NEWARK, NEW 0E NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, kA

JERSEY, AssIGNoR'ro. J. E. MERGorr eo.,

CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

SNAP CATCH FOR TRIPLE-FRAME BAGS.

Application filed May 25,

This invention relates to bag frame catches with special reference tocompartmented 1oags having triple frames hingedly engaged in the usualmanner. y

Such bags are extensively in vogue with women for carryingtoiletaccessories, handkerchiefs, change purses and like impedimenta and it isregarded as advantageous to have two or more compartments independentfrom each other, each being accessible without in any way disturbing thecontents of the other.

Difliculty is however encountered in securing the frame closures and a'plurality of separate fastener elements are usually involved,bewildering to the user` when determining which fastener to release inorder toy open the desired compartment; it is moreover unsightly andexpensive to have several catches arranged on the frame and therefore itis one of the objects of the present invention to obviatethesedisadvantages by a combination of few and simple parts presenting a neatappearing fastener permitting either of the bag compartments to beopened without releasing the other.

This and other ob'ects, such as economy'of y parts and construction,selective operation and pleasing appearance are accomplished' by thenovel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described andshown in the accompanying drawing,forming a material part of thisdisclosure, and in which VFigure 1 is a perspectiveview of avthree partbag frame as provided with catches made in accordance with theinvention.

'Figure 2 is an enlarged front elevational view of catches and partsconnected therewith. c

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

As seen in the drawing the bag frame consists of three inverted U shapedsimilar elements designated 5, 6 and 7 respectively, all being ofchannel shaped cross section and connected by rivets 8 at the ends oftheir parallel end members, these rivets being vin. register andpermitting the frame to freely pivot upon them.

rlhe central element 6 carries a torsion s rinfr 9 one end of it vbeinbent at a right l? e g angle to make contact with the wall of the fframe and the other end portion. attened 1927. serial No. 193,966.

of loops 10,l extending downward through .firmly pressed together untilthe lug has V been wholly received under the catch, whereupon thetorsion spring acts to maintain the parts in operative engagement in awell known manner.

In order to operate the catch to release the ylug a finger pad 13 isriveted or otherwise firmly fixed on top of the support catch 11,

the pad being generally ovoidal Lin contour and positionedsymmetricallyon the upper wall of the same, thus constituting a leverlike handle toVdisplace the support element 11 by pressing the same rearwardly.

The pad 13 is provided with an oval aperture 1li centrally therein, thesame having well roundededges to facilitate the entry and removal of asphere 15 rigidly carriedat the ends ofa spring armv 16, which latterelement isv bifurcated and providedv with brackets 17 which are rigidlyfixed centrally on the outer portion of the frame element 7, this deviceconstituting another well known form of bag or purse catch.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the compartment between theframe elements 5 and 6 is rendered accessible by pressing the' pad 13rearwardly and allowing the frame 5 to be withdrawn from contact withthe frame element 6. y l

Corresponding-ly, upon applying force to raise the sphere 15 and pressit through the aperture 14, the compartment between the frame elements 6and 7 becomes accessible,

reither being operated without yin any manneri disturbingor releasingthe other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim Vas new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A bag frame having threer elements piv-y otally connected at theiryends, a lug fixed on` one of the outer elements, a spring carried sphereon the other ont-e11 element, a Snap Support engageeble with seid lug,said support being hinged on. the cent1-a1 freine Ine1nbei', a torsionspring to eetuate Seid support, a pad on said support, and means n saidpad to engage said sphere.

' f2. A bag flame having e eenhal element and a pvoted element at eachside thei'eo'f, a eatenpvoed to said central eelnen; to exten d over oneof the side elelnenieq an epe?- tured finger pad on said catch, springmeans -L'o retain seid eat-ch a normal operative position, en'engulzu'lug' on 'one of `Seid side elements te engage szud eaten, and e Springcarried spherlea member on 'the opposlte mowers side element to engagein the apex-i ye of geld pad.

A bag 'rzune hevlng'a eenral element `vand a pvoted element at each sidethereof7 u spring actuated catch provided with an aper-y ture pveted teSaid central elemen' to extend over only one e1" Jhe edeeelnentsdesigned 'le have holding engagement t'erewh and a Spherical member onthe opposite Side eiement to engage in the aperture. of bhe springeet'naed eaten designed to have hodng en- This speeenon signed :this12in day of Mey, 1927.

VLLLLM C. HHRNG.

